Fertilizer-distributer.



No. 779,259. I PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905. J. M. BRASINGT ON.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1904.

wwnmwo UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 1905 PATENT OFF CE.

JOHN MARION BRASINGTON, OF BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS- SIGNOR TOU. S. MoOALL, OF BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,259, dated January3, 1905.

Application filed August 16, 1904. Serial No. 220,941.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MARION BRASING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bennettsville, in the county of Marlboro and Stateof South Carolina, have invented a new and usefulFertilizer-Distributer,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in fertilizer-distributers. I

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction offertilizer-distributers, more especially the means for regulating thefeed and for controlling the discharge of the fertilizer, and to providea simple and comparatively inexpensive one designed especially for useon both hilly and level land and capable of distributing guano or otherfertilizer as uniformly on hilly ground where it is in an inclinedposition as on level ground where it is in an upright position, wherebya great saving in the fertilizer is effected.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and effectivemeans for preventing the fertilizer from accumulating on and dischargingwholly at the lower side of the shoe when the fertilizer-distributer isoperating on hilly ground and in an inclined position.

The invention also has for its object to provide afertilizer-distributer having means for preventing the fertilizer fromcatching on the lower end of the feed-regulating slide and interfcringwith the proper discharge from the hopper to the shoe.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of constructionwithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of afertilizer-distributer constructed in accordance with this invention.Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3

is a detail perspective view of the shakingshoe. Fig. 4C is a detailview of the adjustable feed-regulating slide; and Fig. 5 is a detailview of the front of the shaking-shoe, illustrating the construction ofthe arms.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 1 designate side bars or beams of a fertilizer-distributer frame whichmay be of any desired construction and which is provided at oppositesides with suitable bearings for the reception of the shaft or axle 2 ofa tappetwheel 3. The tappet-wheel 3 is provided with suitable spokeshaving lateral projections or tappets 4, arranged to engage arms 5 of ashaking-shoe 6, which is located beneath a hopper 7. The arms 5, whichmay be of any desired construction, preferably consist of a single pieceof metal bent between its ends to form a loop 8, through which passes afastening device 9 for securing the arms to the front of the shoe.

The shoe, which is substantially rectangular, consists of a bottom 10,sides 11, and a front wall 12, extending upward from the bottom to theupper edges of the sides and connecting the latter. The rear end of theshoe. is open, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the bottom is providedwith longitudinal corrugations 13, forming grooves 0r gutters andextending forwardly from the rear end of the bottom and adapted to causethe fertilizer to be discharged from the shoe in a series of timestreams and capable when the fertilizer-distributer is operating onhilly ground and is in an inclined position of preventing the fertilizerfrom sliding or shifting to the lower side of the shoe and dischargingwholly at that point. By this construction the fertilizer is evenly anduniformly distributed over as large an area on hilly ground as on levelsurfaces, and a great saving in the fertilizer is thereby effected. Thecorrugations may extend the entire length of the bottom or terminate atthe rear wall of the hopper, it being essential that they extend fromthe hopper to the rear end of the shoe. The shaking-shoe is suspendedfrom the frame of the fertilizer-distributer by front and rear flexiblestraps or hangers 14 and 15, arranged at the front and rear portions ofthe shoe and secured to the side bars or beams by bolts or othersuitable fastening devices, as clearly illustrated in Fig. l of thedrawings. Any other suitable means may be provided for suspending theshaking-shoe of the hopper 7 of the fertilizerdistributer. When thefertilizer-distributer moves forward, the rotation of the wheel carriesthe tappets into engagement with the forwardly-projecting arms of theshakingshoe and the latter is vibrated in the usual manner for causing adischarge of the fertilizer.

The hopper, which is of the usual configuration, has an inclined rearwall 16, which is provided with a slot 17, through which passes a bolt18 for adjustably securing a slide 19 to the back or rear wall forcontrolling the feed. The bolt is provided with a nut 20; but any othersuitable means may be employed for securing the slide in its adjustment,as will be readily understood. The lower end of the slide is beveled toprovide a cutting edge 21, which is located above the bottom of theshaking-shoe and which is adapted when the shoe is vibrated to chop orcut the fertilizer, whereby the latter is effectually prevented fromaccumulating on the slide and interfering with the proper feed of thedevice.

The frame of the fertilizer-distributer is provided with a suitablescraper 22, consisting of a block beveled or cut away and arrangedadjacent to the tappet-wheel for removing any mud or other accumulationsfrom the same. Suitable blades or shovels 23 are arranged at the rearend of the frame, and the latter is provided with suitable handlebars24, which are supported by braces 25.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Afertilizer-distributerhavingashakingshoe provided with grooves orgutters arranged to retain the fertilizer uniformly on the shoe when thefertilizer-distributer is in an inclined position, whereby thefertilizer will be prevented from clogging and discharging wholly at oneside of the shoe.

2. A fertilizer-distributer having a shakingshoe provided at its bottomwith longitudinal corrugations, arranged to prevent the fertilizer fromaccumulating at one side of the shoe when the fertilizer-distributer isin an inclined position.

3. A fertilizer-distributer having a shakingshoe and provided with afeed-regulating device, having cutting means opposed to the action ofthe shoe for chopping the fertilizer.

4. A fertilizer-distributer provided with a feed-regulating slide havinga cutting edge for chopping the fertilizer.

5. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combina tion with a hopper, and ashaking-shoe, of a feed-regulating slide having a lower cutting edgeopposed to the action of the shoe and arranged to chop the fertilizer.

6. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combina tion with a shaking-shoehavinga corrugated bottom, and a feed-regulating slide provided with alower cutting edge arranged in the path of the bottom of the shoe.

7 In a fertilizer-distributer, the combina tion of a shaking-shoe fordischarging the fertilizer, and a cutting device cooperating with thefertilizer-distributer and arranged to chop thc fertilizer.

8. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination of a shaking-shoe, and arelatively fixed cutting device arranged in the path of the shoe andadapted to chop the fertilizer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MARION BRASINGTON.

Witnesses:

J. W. SMITH, A. G. SINCLAIR.

